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希

希

See also: 稀

Translingual

Han character

希 (radical 50 巾+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大大中月 (KKLB), four-corner 40227, composition ⿱㐅布)

References

  • KangXi: page 329, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8813
  • Dae Jaweon: page 634, character 29
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 731, character 19
  • Unihan data for U+5E0C

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 希

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (希) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
桸 *hral, *hlɯl
郗 *l̥ʰɯl
絺 *l̥ʰɯl
脪 *l̥ʰɯl, *hrɯnʔ, *hlɯns
瓻 *l̥ʰɯl
希 *hlɯl
晞 *hlɯl
莃 *hlɯl
鵗 *hlɯl
稀 *hlɯl
睎 *hlɯl
豨 *hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
悕 *hlɯl
俙 *hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
欷 *hlɯl, *hlɯls
浠 *hlɯl
唏 *hlɯlʔ, *hlɯls

Pronunciation

  • Dialectal data▼
Variety Location 希
Mandarin Beijing /ɕi⁵⁵/
Harbin /ɕi⁴⁴/
Tianjin /ɕi²¹/
Jinan /ɕi²¹³/
Qingdao /ɕi²¹³/
Zhengzhou /ɕi²⁴/
Xi'an /ɕi²¹/
Xining /ɕji⁴⁴/
Yinchuan /ɕi⁴⁴/
Lanzhou /ɕi³¹/
Ürümqi /ɕi⁴⁴/
Wuhan /ɕi⁵⁵/
Chengdu /ɕi⁵⁵/
Guiyang /ɕi⁵⁵/
Kunming /ɕi⁴⁴/
Nanjing /ɕi³¹/
Hefei /sz̩²¹/
Jin Taiyuan /ɕi¹¹/
Pingyao /ɕi¹³/
Hohhot /ɕi³¹/
Wu Shanghai /ɕi⁵³/
Suzhou /ɕi⁵⁵/
Hangzhou /ɕi³³/
Wenzhou /sz̩³³/
Hui Shexian /ɕi³¹/
Tunxi /ɕi¹¹/
Xiang Changsha /ɕi³³/
Xiangtan /ɕi³³/
Gan Nanchang /ɕi⁴²/
Hakka Meixian /hi⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /hi²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /hei⁵³/
Nanning /hi⁵⁵/
Hong Kong /hei⁵⁵/
Min Xiamen (Min Nan) /hi⁵⁵/
Fuzhou (Min Dong) /hi⁴⁴/
Jian'ou (Min Bei) /xi⁵⁴/
Shantou (Min Nan) /hi³³/
Haikou (Min Nan) /hi²³/
Rime
Character 希
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 微 (20)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 香衣切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /hɨi/
Pan
Wuyun		 /hɨi/
Shao
Rongfen		 /xiəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /hɨj/
Li
Rong		 /xiəi/
Wang
Li		 /xĭəi/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /xe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xī
Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 希
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 xī
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ xjɨj ›
Old
Chinese		 /*qʰəj/
English thin, sparse

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 希
Reading # 1/1
No. 13250
Phonetic
component		 希
Rime
group		 微
Rime
subdivision		 1
Corresponding
MC rime		 希
Old
Chinese		 /*hlɯl/

Definitions

希

  1. to hope, to expect, to strive for
  2. Alternative form of 稀 (xī, “rare”).

Compounds

  • 一線希望／一线希望
  • 三希堂
  • 不希罕
  • 伯希和
  • 先意希旨
  • 克希荷夫
  • 大音希聲／大音希声
  • 布希曼
  • 希世
  • 希世之寶／希世之宝
  • 希世之珍
  • 希企
  • 希伯來／希伯来 (xībólái)
  • 希伯來人／希伯来人 (xībóláirén)
  • 希伯來書／希伯来书
  • 希光
  • 希冀
  • 希力奧斯／希力奥斯
  • 希區考克／希区考克
  • 希古
  • 希圖／希图 (xītú)
  • 希夷
  • 希奇 (xīqí)
  • 希奇古怪
  • 希少
  • 希希罕兒／希希罕儿
  • 希微
  • 希斯亞德／希斯亚德
  • 希有 (xīyǒu)
  • 希望 (xīwàng)
  • 希望小學／希望小学 (xīwàng xiǎoxué)
  • 希望工程
  • 希求
  • 希爛／希烂
  • 希爾頓／希尔顿
  • 希特勒 (Xītèlè)
  • 希珍
  • 希罕
  • 希聖／希圣
  • 希聲／希声
  • 希臘／希腊 (Xīlà)
  • 希臘哲學／希腊哲学
  • 希臘字母／希腊字母
  • 希臘建築／希腊建筑
  • 希臘戲劇／希腊戏剧
  • 希臘教會／希腊教会
  • 希臘正教／希腊正教
  • 希臘神話／希腊神话
  • 希臘群島／希腊群岛
  • 希行
  • 希詫／希诧
  • 希風／希风
  • 幾希／几希
  • 承風希旨／承风希旨
  • 抗心希古
  • 普希金
  • 望風希指／望风希指
  • 朱希真
  • 波希
  • 波希戰爭／波希战争
  • 波希米亞／波希米亚

Japanese

Kanji

希

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. beg, request
  2. hope
  3. rare
  4. Greece (short for 希臘 ‎(Girishia))

Readings

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

希 • ‎(hui) (hangeul 희)

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Vietnamese

Han character

希 (hơi, he, hê, hy, hây, hi, thu)

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